| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: Special attention is given to the cultivation
of Interpersonal and intercultural skills. The aim is to improve
fluency in English communication, socially and commercially, by
formalising the mastery of both spoken and written argumentation.
Objectives:
- To be able to follow lectures and discussions on familiar
subject matters presented in a straightforward fashion
- Understand the main ideas of complex speech on both concrete
and abstract topics delivered in a standard dialect, including
technical discussions in the student’s own field of
specialisation
- To read and understand articles and reports on current problems
in which the writers express specific attitudes and points of
view
- To understand in detail texts within student’s own field of
interest or academic/professional speciality
- To initiate, maintain and end dialogues with effective turn
taking and engage in extended conversation in a clear,
participatory fashion on general topics
- To give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of
subjects
- To explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages
and disadvantages of various options
- To have sufficient vocabulary to express oneself connected to
academic field and general topics
- To communicate with reasonable accuracy and correct mistakes if
they have led to misunderstandings
- To write clear and detailed texts (compositions, reports or
texts of presentation) on various topics related to student’s field
of interest
- To write summaries from different sources and media
- To develop an argument systematically in a composition or
report, emphasizing decisive points and including supporting
details
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| Course prerequisites |
The course is only open to
intermediate level (minimum B1) non-native speakers of English. It
is not possible to register for both HR73 and HR 75 in the same
semester and it is not possible to register for HR73 if you have
previously taken HR75.
This course starts at the B1 level on the Common European Framework
of Reference and works toward achievement at the C1
level. |
| Examination |
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4 hour written
sit-in exam:
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| Exam ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Autumn and Spring |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Closed Book: no aids |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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Description of the exam
procedure
There are no dictionaries or exam aids allowed. The exam is
PC-based with no internet access. The exam comprises 4 questions.
Three questions are based on a written text where the answer is
formatted either as a business report, business letter, summary and
critique, or case study presentation. The first question is a
grammar question comprising multiple choice, punctuation and
rewriting.
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| Course content and
structure |
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The course will focus on developing skills in:
• Effective reading
• Academic and business writing
• English as an International Language
• Oral communication for business meetings and
presentations
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| Teaching methods |
| The course comprises lectures in
various aspects of communication, rhetoric and general business
skills. Attention is especially paid to competency in language
skills. These include formal and business language, idiomatic
language, and business voabulary. Grammar is reviewed at an
intermediate and advanced level, focusing on phrasal verbs,
collocations, prepositions and rewriting. Written skills include
summaries and critiques where students write essays which are
evaluated and given feedback during class. Exercises in grammar are
given as homework and reviewed a week later. There is also an
opportunity to give class presentations on pre-given case studies
both in groups and individually. |
| Further Information |
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Changes in course schedule may occur.
monday 11.40-14.25, week 36,40,43,45-47 and
thursday 11.40-14.15, week 37-39,41.
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| Expected literature |
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Sources for Course Literature:
Market Leader Course Book. D. Cotton, S. Falvey and S. Kent
(Longman 2000)
Human Communication in Society. J. Alberts, T. Nakayama, J. Martin.
(Allyn & Bacon 2010)
Business Grammar Builder. P. Emmerson (Macmillan 2002)
The Business Communication Handbook. J. Dwyer. (Prentice Hall
2003)
Competitive Communication. B. Eckhouse. (Oxford University Press
1999)
Academic Writing. L. Bjørk & C. Raisanen
(Studentlitteratur Lund 1997)
Essentials of Contemporary Advertising. W. Arens, D. Schaefer, M.
Weigold. (McGraw Hill 2009)
Communicating for Managerial Effectiveness. P. G. Clampitt (Sage
2010)
Leadership: Oxford Management Readers. Ed. K. Grint. art. J. Gastil
( Oxford University Press 1997)
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